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THE FUTURE Graham Dawbarn’S Vision for Television Page 2 The Last Rage as Lunch axe falls – page 6-7 – page 8-9 April 2010 Number 3 BACK TO THE FUTURE Graham Dawbarn’s vision for television Page 2 With highlights from Ariel What do you remember of TVC’s opening day? (Yes, it was 50 years ago this June!) News The home of TV innovation Programme cavalcade from the Mill Birmingham City University is creating a non commercial website and organising a screening event to celebrate programme making from BBC Pebble Mill. The screening event, at the Midlands Arts Centre in July with funding from Screen West Midlands, is in partnership with 7 Inch Cinema and the arts centre. Vanessa Jackson, formerly of BBC Birmingham and now degree leader, Television, at the university’s School of Media, says the event will concentrate on the English Regions Drama output, with PROSPERO such iconic dramas as Nuts in May , April 2010 Gangsters and Boys from the Blackstuff . The website will cover a broader range of programme making, and include some video interviews with programme makers. ‘For the What was Pebble Mill? website, Prospero is provided free to we are looking for photographs of Pebble Mill, of the people who worked there, and retired BBC employees. It can This June the BBC will be marking 50 years of innovation the programmes they worked on,’ says also be sent to spouses or in the world’s first purpose-built television production Vanessa. ‘We are particularly keen to use centre – and head of history Robert Seatter would like to photos on the site which would not incur dependants who want to keep hear from TV veterans with stories to tell. a BBC copyright fee, due to only having a The building was designed by Graham Dawbarn, who very small budget to work with. If you in touch with the BBC. It produced our cover illustration in the mid-50s to show have photos, or other material which you includes news about former the BBC how the home of its television services might think might be interesting to have on the one day look. With eight studios around a question-mark website, and which you are happy that we colleagues, pension issues, – famously sketched on a used envelope – the centre use then please get in touch with me.’ and developments at the established itself as the biggest concentration of programme-making in the world. The aim is to have the website up and Dawbarn’s iconic building is recognised the world over, and fittingly, it was the hub running within a couple of months. It will BBC. Prospero includes for global coverage of the dawn of the new millennium. include forums and discussions, as well as So what stories can you tell about BBC Television Centre? Landmark programmes a photo gallery and video interviews. classified advertisements. To that may jog memories include the first live television from the USA by Telstar satellite Email [email protected] or call advertise in Prospero or the (1962); the Wednesday Play (1964); the first pictures of man on the moon (1969); and 07958 600 856 or 0121 331 6765 the last major drama series to be shot there – The House of Eliott (1994). BBC Staff magazine, Ariel, Write to Prospero , or visit Memoryshare at see page 11. http://www.bbc.co.uk/memoryshare/about.shtml Moving on This is my last issue as editor of Here’s to Harry Prospero , as I move back to full-time Subscription information for Tributes poured in for Harry Carpenter, on work away from the BBC. news of his death at the age of 84 last month. So for the foreseeable future Ariel is on page 12 Sir Henry Cooper said Harry was ‘a lovely Prospero will be edited in Cardiff. If guy’ who was ‘never flash’. ‘If you were good you would like to contribute please then he’d give you a good write-up and if contact the pensions team via the new not, he told you one or two truths.’ Prospero email address – Director of BBC Sport Barbara Slater said [email protected] or write to BBC Harry’s was ‘one of the standout voices of Pension & Benefits Centre, sports broadcasting’. And Des Lynam Broadcasting House, Cardiff, CF5 remembered a ‘modest, humble man’ who 2YQ. You can also leave a telephone always travelled to Television Centre by message at the Prospero voicemail tube. box, 020 7765 1414 Harry, who retired in 1994, was the BBC’s Robin Reynolds voice of boxing for nearly 50 years. CROSPERO 147 1 2 Editorial contributions Devised and compiled by Jim Palm • • 3 4 5 Complete the square using the clues; these apply only to words • Write to Prospero running across. Then take these words in numerical order and • • BBC Pension & Benefits Centre extract the letters indicated by a dot. If your answers are correct, 6 7 8 Broadcasting House these letters will spell out the name of a popular BBC programme. • • • 9 10 Cardiff, CF5 2YQ Please send your answers in an envelope marked Crospero to The • • Tel: 020 7765 1414 Editor, Prospero, BBC Pension and Benefits Centre, Broadcasting House, Cardiff CF5 2YQ by April 30. 11 • Email [email protected] Clues: 1. Dandy (4); 2. Ethereal Juice (5); 3. Broad sash (3); 4. 12 Commotion (3); 5. Space (3); 6. Chinese Principle (3); 7. Vehicle (3); • 8. Southern City (3); 9. Raised platform (5); 10. Assist (4); 11. Please make sure that any digital Defence organisation (4); 12. Working out (11); 13. Commercial 13 pictures you send are scanned travellers (4); 14. Fighting force (4); 15. Place for dates (5); 16. Make • legal claim (3); 17. US president (3); 18. Card (3); 19. Measures for 14 at 250 dpi 15 printers (3); 20. Remove (3); 21. Tent fixing (3); 22. Surrey town (5); • • Design & production editor: Ann Ramsbottom 23. Hardy lass (4). 16 17 18 Solution to Crospero No. 146 : Efference; Paean; Merle; Slid; Seel; Yells; Deaf; Nasal; Virtu; Lops; Trust; Trip; Aire; Tiara; Roget; • • • Mixed Sources Stellated. The two down words were YENTL and FAUST. 19 20 21 Product group from well-managed forests, controlled sources and The programme was FAMILY FAVOURITES. recycled wood or fiber •• • WWW.fsc.org Cert no. SA-COC-1468 22 23 c 1996 Forest Stewardship Council The winner of Crospero 146 is Mr Ray Targett of Letchworth, Herts • • 2 • • April • 2010 Strategy Review BBC narrows its remit Radio services will close and the BBC’s web - site will shrink under the proposals outlined in the Corporation’s recently published strat - The debate: a voice for pensioners egy review. The review narrows the BBC’s remit, and By Bud Evans own judgments. Stop being slaves to identifies five priorities. In future the BBC BBC pensioners are being urged to have ratings. will strive to offer: their say about the strategy review • Remember that quality and high • the best journalism in the world launched by DG Mark Thompson. standards do not have to be sacrificed • inspiring knowledge, music and culture The Pensioners’ Association for a programme to be popular. • ambitious UK drama and comedy management committee is inviting • Be more responsive to public criticism • outstanding children’s content members and would-be members to while, crucially, not losing your • events that bring communities and the respond during the consultation period collective nerve at every ‘crisis’ – the nation together either by posting their reaction to the BBC remains one of the UK’s great Director-general Mark Thompson says the proposals on the BBCPA website creative institutions and a world icon. proposals will ‘strengthen the BBC’s hand’. ([email protected]) or to make In that survey, pensioners advocated He told staff: ‘If we simply said we’re not their views known in person by attending more TV programmes for the over-50s prepared to countenance any criticism, any the annual general meeting of the and were critical of paying excessive change, any adjustment to what we do, I association on April 22, when time will be sums to retain talent, arguing for the think you would begin to see the public at devoted to discussing the plan. creation of new talent. large saying does the BBC really get it? Pensioners have a record of expressing The association’s membership ‘This strategy will not lead to a BBC which forceful views about the future of the BBC. secretary, Nick Whines, said: ‘BBC Mark Thompson is small, or cowed. It will still be a BBC of very Two years ago 4,000 of them took part in a pensioners possess a unique viewpoint considerable scale and scope, focusing on its wide-ranging survey, ‘Life after the BBC’. and a wealth of experience concerning core areas of strength, areas which the public The message then was pretty clear: the organisation. They should be able to most want us to be strong in, still delivering to • Do what you do best – drama, cutting contribute positively and effectively to the overwhelming majority of the British pop - edge investigative journalism, wildlife the debate about the future of the BBC ulation great services every day.’ programmes, quality children’s and I hope they will.’ He insisted that the proposals were ‘not a programmes, innovative comedy. The BBCPA annual general meeting is retreat’. • Treat the audience as people well able at Friends’ House, 173 Euston Road, ‘As we learn what the future looks like, as to think for themselves and make their London, Thursday, April 22, at 2pm. we go into this digital space, it’s about mak - ing some adjustments. As non-linear services mean it’s easier for people to catch up on our spend is proportionate..
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